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Romans 7:7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Romans 7:7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Not That The Law Is At Fault For My Sin
7 Therefore, what shall we say? Is the Law sin[a]? May it never be! On-the-contrary, I would not have known[b] sin except through the Law.
Sin Used The Law To Produce Sin In Me
For indeed I would not have known[c] coveting[d] if the Law were not saying [in Ex 20:17], “You shall not covet”.
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- Romans 7:7 If the passions of sins are through the Law, is the Law what makes me a sinner? No. It merely defines the standard against which sin rebels.
- Romans 7:7 Or, come-to-know sin. That is, known of sin’s presence in him as sin (v 7-8) or of its power to kill him in relation to God (v 9-11). Apart from God’s Law, sin is merely ‘your opinion’ or ‘my bad choices’.
- Romans 7:7 Or, known-about.
- Romans 7:7 Or, [evil] desire, lust.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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